Lifestyle & Features

Shopping for the best beauty and health products just got even more exciting and satisfying as Watsons, Asia’s leading health and beauty retailer, launched late last month its “Members Get More” campaign, where members get more savings, more points, and more value in more than 500 Watsons stores nationwide. 

For many people, milk chocolate is a delightful treat that never fails to bring a feeling of luxurious indulgence. Its rich, creamy taste gives sinful pleasure, and if combined with soft, chocolate chiffon cake, the experience is more than doubled. 

Does the summer heat make you want to pack your bags and hit the beach? You could be lying on your mat right now, sipping ice-cold piña colada or splashing water all around to your heart’s content. What if you can have that trip for free? 

More than 500 years after Europeans sailed across previously unexplored oceans and set foot on what is now the Philippines, Filipinos now have the chance to explore and acquaint themselves with Europe without ever setting foot there through Layag: European Classics in Filipino, the first anthology of its kind that gathers the Filipino translations of 14 short-story classics from 11 …

In an effort to share with the world the priceless collections that have “nourished the minds of countless generations of Filipino students,” the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and UnionBank of the Philippines unveiled the school’s massive, multivolume catalogues of rare books and periodicals at the Edsa Shangri-La hotel in Mandaluyong City on May 5. 

Did you ever think it was possible to visit the Arctic and interact with a polar bear without leaving the country? Well, Shangri-La Plaza is making that true this summer as it offers its “broadcast augmented reality” experience at the mall’s East Atrium from May 6 to June 4. 

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is celebrating the birth centenary of the late National Artist for Visual Arts Cesar F. Legaspi with the exhibit Lying in State, which opened on April 2—his birthday—and is part of the yearlong “100 Years of Cesar Legaspi” series of events celebrating his life and works. 

This weekend, Bonifacio High Street (BHS) Park will turn into one huge “glamping” site with numerous fun-filled activities for everyone. 

Buy a pair of stylish designer sunglasses from Eye Society this summer and you might just be wearing them on a free trip aboard Star Cruises’ luxury cruise liner SuperStar Virgo. 

After Christmas, the most awaited season for Filipinos is Lent. Many use this time, particularly Holy Week, to escape their distress and stress over life in Metro Manila and other major cities and seek the promised comfort and freedom of the provinces. Indeed, Holy Week is the perfect time to rest and reflect, one that combines solemn religious observance and …